Physical literacy

Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to address the contents of teaching health and physical education through the lens of ‘physical literacy’. The focus is programmatic in that there is an emphasis on questioning ways in which the physical activities that comprise the curricula of health and physical education are best described, categorized, sequenced and connected. The lens of physical literacy allows one to look closely at the so-called ‘building blocks’ of physical skill acquisition and movement competency to discern an expanded activity basis for the claim of physical literacy development and the contributions of health and physical education to the wider realm of literacy development, particularly towards a model of critical thinking and inclusivity.